List of Hawaiian seafood
This is a preliminary list of seafood used in Hawaiian cuisine.
Raw
Commonly caught fish in Hawaiian waters for poke, found at local seafood counters include :- : albacore tuna
- : bigeye tuna
- : yellowfin tuna
- Aku: skipjack tuna
- A: blue marlin, striped marlin, shortbill spearfish
- A: broadbill swordfish
- A: sailfish
- He: octopus Opihi: yellow foot, black foot
Kona kampachi is farmed off the coast of the Island of Hawaii.
Most fresh shellfish, including octopus, can be safely consumed raw with caution but are often cooked especially when being sold commercially as poke.
Requires cooking
The "raw" seafoods listed above additionally can be cooked. The following have not been listed by the FDA safe for raw consumption, but are traditionally caught in Hawaii for consumption also:- Awa ʻaua: Hawaiian ladyfish
- Hīnālea: wrasse
- Kala ʻōpelu: sleek unicornfish
- Laenihi: razorfish/ peacock wrasse
- Munu: doublebar/ island goatfish
- ʻŌmilu: bluefin trevally
- Ulua: African pompano
- Ulua paʻopaʻo: golden trevally
- Weke moelua: Pfluger's goatfish